Category: Crime
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Bandits storm Buhari’s home state, kill several villagers
The Katsina police command has confirmed that bandits attacked three villages in Bakori Local Government Area, resulting in the deaths of 11 people. Police spokesman Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu announced this in a statement on Sunday. “We are aware of a misleading report making the rounds, especially on Facebook, that bandits attacked three villages in Bakori…
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Man arrested for forging chief magistrates’ stamps, impersonating police officer
Detectives from the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) of the Lagos State Police Command have apprehended Charles Chukwudi on charges of forging court documents and impersonating a police officer. According to a press statement released in Ikeja on Thursday, the command’s public relations officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, stated that the suspect was arrested on Wednesday at…
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Contractor Admits Receiving N2.17b from Office of NSA for no Project
On Monday, May 20, 2024, contractor Olugbenga Obadina, who is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for receiving payments from the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) without a contractual agreement, testified before the Federal High Court in Abuja. Presided over by Justice Nnamdi Dimgba, Obadina stated that the payments…
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25-year-old man lands in court for stealing she-goat, motorcycle from police barracks
Chukwudi Ugwu, 25, was arraigned on Monday at the Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, accused of stealing a she-goat and a motorcycle from a police barracks. Ugwu, whose address was not provided, faced charges of conspiracy and theft, to which he pleaded not guilty. Prosecutor DSP Adewale Amos informed the court that Ugwu allegedly…
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Ekiti monarch-elect arraigned over certificate forgery
Babalola Adebomi, the monarch-elect of Araromi-Ekiti in Ijero Local Government Area, appeared in the Federal High Court in Akure, Ondo State, on Monday to face charges of certificate forgery. The charges claim that the 48-year-old forged a University of Ibadan certificate, which he presented to the University Teaching Hospital in Ado-Ekiti for employment in…
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Kanu To Remain In Prison As Court Rejects Bail Request
The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the request of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), for bail or to be moved from the Department of State Services (DSS) custody to a prison or house arrest. Justice Binta Nyako ruled that Kanu had previously jumped bail, leading…
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Man buries wife alive, jailed for life
By: Ade Phillips David Michael Pagniano, 62, from Arizona, has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murder of his wife, Sandra Pagniano, 39. The sentencing was handed down by Yavapai County Superior Court Judge David Mackey on May 9, 2024, concluding a tragic case that began in 2017. Sandra, who…
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DSS arrests popular football coach for attempting to sodomize player
A football coach, known only as Adebisi, was apprehended by Department of State Security (DSS) operatives in Osogbo, Osun State, after allegedly attempting to sexually assault one of his male players. According to sources in the Isale Osun Area of Osogbo, who preferred to remain anonymous for safety concerns, the coach was arrested last Wednesday…
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14-year-old girl disappears in Lagos
The peaceful atmosphere of Surulere Aguda has been shattered by the disappearance of 14-year-old Princess Halimat Tajudeen, an SSS2 student cherished for her amiable nature and passion for literature. Princess, described by her mother, Mrs. Stella Timothy, as gentle and fair-skinned, went missing on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, leaving her family distraught. The last…
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Woman burns Stepdaughters with Fire for ‘Eating Food Without Permission’
An Adamawa State-based woman, Rachel Geoffrey, has allegedly set fire to the hands of her two stepdaughters, aged three and seven, for eating food in the house without her permission. Geoffrey reportedly tied up the hands of the kids, Ijadai and Genesis Geoffrey and set them ablaze because they got hungry and ate food…